Telomere shortening occurs early during breast tumorigenesis: a cause of chromosome destabilization underlying malignant transformation?

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Published in J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia on July 01, 2004

Authors

Alan K Meeker1, Pedram Argani

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1: Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. ameeker@mail.jhmi.edu

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